Streptococcal Cause of Erysipelas and Cellulitis in Adults: A Microbiologic Study Using a Direct Immunofluorescence Technique
Philippe Bernard;Christophe Bedane;Marcelle Mounier;François Denis;Gilbert Catanzano;Jean-Marie Bonnetblanc;
archives of dermatology1989Vol. 125pp. 779-782
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Abstract
• We prospectively studied 42 adult patients with acute dermis and soft-tissue infections (27 with erysipelas and 15 with acute cellulitis) involving the lower limb in all except one case. Streptococcus organisms (groups A, C, D, and G) were researched in skin biopsy specimens by a direct immunofluorescent (DIF) technique...